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[viveks86]

How does Sekiro look on pro?

Locked 60 with high resolution via boost mode?

Sekiro is already 60fps 1800p cb on regular PS5:

Yep. That's why I didn't put it on my numbered list. It's just as perfect on the PS5 already. Just that I still have it on my backlog as I know it will kick my ass and destroy my controller. Getting my reflexes trained with Sifu on master difficulty first. Freaking awesome game, by the way. My heart sank when they decided to make rocket league soccer next :/

 

[rofif]

If you want to buy it just as a cool piece of tech, then it's totally up to your spending capacity. I actually had a backlog that is dramatically improved with the Pro. This is my current list with 2 of these being my "forever" games that I pick up and play at anytime:

1. The Witcher 3 - Solid 4k 60 on pro
2. TLOU2 - My wife plays this at least twice a year on grounded difficulty and I'm doing my first full playthrough now, where I'm not just a backseat gaming cheerleader
3. GT7 - My forever game, until GT8
4. God of War Ragnarok - Looks pristine on the pro with all quality mode settings making the cut to 60 fps
5. Until Dawn Remake - Looks great on the pro after a horrible launch and a slew of patches
6. Horizon Forbidden West + DLC - Was 50% done playing on Fidelity at 30 fps when I got the Pro and now it's better looking than fidelity at 60 fps.
7. FF7 Rebirth - Haven't touched it yet. Was waiting to play it on the Pro and it got the the best possible upgrade I could imagine
8. Spiderman 2 - Waited as I knew a pro would eventually come out and Insomniac would lead the pack in terms of upgrades
9. Jedi Survivor - Will not play until they fix the PSSR implementation or remove it altogether
10. Silent Hill 2 - Will not play until they fix the PSSR implementation for 30 fps or remove it altogether. But I may yield and play it as it seems like the perfect game for my wife during the holidays.

Completing this backlog with my limited hours (along with completing Sifu and Sekiro, which were already looking perfect on the PS5) will take me 1.5 years. Certainly worth the $420 upgrade for me (traded in at Gamestop). The most undersold part for me is that I could actually download all those games and still have space left!

If none of the above are on your list, nor some of the other solid updates, then may be wait till some new games release next year?

witcher is 4k60?
I thought the quality mode is 30fps locked ?

 

[viveks86]

witcher is 4k60?
I thought the quality mode is 30fps locked ?

I was referring to Performance mode. The dynamic resolution ramps all the way up. Honestly, the ray tracing didn't blow my mind. Most often the lighting just looks... different than better. And the baked lighting even looked better at times. The RT reflections looked too mirror like and I preferred the original version anyway. It just seems like the assets weren't meant for RT and it was bolted on with mixed results. So I settled for that sweet 4k 60 on performance mode. The 30 fps in this game did not feel smooth at all to be worth it.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

40fps on 60hz refresh is constant stutter. That's why 120hz panels were needed to show it in optimal way.

Your C8 only can do 120hz with 1080p res, no?

C8 is really strange ...i can get resolutions up to 4k at 120 but I get crushed blacks ...however, not in certain games ...for example Black myth and Avatar i was getting 40 fps at full resolution and no judder

I can't explain it. ..every other game will kick into 120hz and I get black crush

 

[MazingerDUDE]

The difference in IQ is staggering even at the 30fps Quality mode. (yet, DF thinks this is just a 'net positive' LOL)

It's interesting to see how XSX looks noticeably better when compared to the normal PS5 probably due to the dynamic resolution scaling.

and how it instantly looks so much worse when paired with the PS5 PRO

 

[Guardian Monkey]

C8 is really strange ...i can get resolutions up to 4k at 120 but I get crushed blacks ...however, not in certain games ...for example Black myth and Avatar i was getting 40 fps at full resolution and no judder

I can't explain it. ..every other game will kick into 120hz and I get black crush

No idea, I’m going off memory for my 1080ti or 2070 when I was testing limits. But I’m not sure if 4k@40hz was supported. It may very well be as the bandwidth is there and just holds the image three times before the next refresh. As the panel can handle 4k@120hz through streaming per LG, just not through hdmi since it is 2.0.

The other games going 120hz is probably rendered at what ever rate it set to by the PlayStation then downsampled to push in a 1080p container at 120hz then the tv upscales to 4K so it will look clearer than 1080p. The reason it could look washed out could be because at 120hz on the c8 does not support HDR.

No idea really, the tv is kind of in a weird outlier as it was the year before the 2.1 hdmi ports were released. It’s been regulated for streaming in our living room. I haven’t messed with it for gaming in a few years. So no idea what the practical limits are with current standards outside the norms.

 

[SaiyanRaoh]

Went to Walmart today and the Pro units were sold out. On the way out of electronics I spotted a lone PS5 disc drive on the floor of the lock up cage. I bought it not knowing whether I'll even buy the Pro, That drive is a unicorn around here and it still seems so online as well. If I get a Pro, I won't have to search for a drive at least.

 

[Tchu-Espresso]

The difference in IQ is staggering even at the 30fps Quality mode. (yet, DF thinks this is just a 'net positive' LOL)

It's interesting to see how XSX looks noticeably better when compared to the normal PS5 probably due to the dynamic resolution scaling.

and how it instantly looks so much worse when paired with the PS5 PRO

The improvement is quite dramatic there.

It seems that the XSX/PS5 comparison differs mostly in colour grading rather than a clear resolution difference.

 

[yogaflame]

Once I get my Ps5 pro next year, Space Marine 2 might be my first purchase for ps5 pro.

 

[Bojji]

C8 is really strange ...i can get resolutions up to 4k at 120 but I get crushed blacks ...however, not in certain games ...for example Black myth and Avatar i was getting 40 fps at full resolution and no judder

I can't explain it. ..every other game will kick into 120hz and I get black crush

What resolution your tv says when console switches to 120hz?. Pressing green button 5x times works for newer models but I have no idea if it works for C8.

In theory HDMI supported by your tv allows for 4k 60Hz 4:4:4 with no HDR, 4k 60Hz 4:2:2 with HDR or 120Hz/1080p. PS5 can automatically switch output res going from 60 to 120.

About crushed blacks, I have no idea...

 

[Mr. PlayStation]

Get yourself a new TV for xmas

I’d have but just a year ago I upgraded from 1080p projector to 4K variant from BenQ for $1400. It does 120fps at 1080p only unfortunately and has no VRR argh.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

I’d have but just a year ago I upgraded from 1080p projector to 4K variant from BenQ for $1400. It does 120fps at 1080p only unfortunately and has no VRR argh.

VRR is game changer. A lot of games aren't really locked to 60 FPS, but once you have it, drops to like 55 FPS become difficult to notice. Under 50 FPS you can feel it.
It also drastically improves 120 FPS games, since drops to like 100 FPS are difficult to notice, and the PQ is pristine due to no judder.

 

[powder]

I’d have but just a year ago I upgraded from 1080p projector to 4K variant from BenQ for $1400. It does 120fps at 1080p only unfortunately and has no VRR argh.

I bet you can snatch a nice OLED that can do VRR for less than that. I upgraded my crappy 720p (?!) Sony Bravia only back in 2020 for a 55” OLED CX for around $1500, gotta be able to get one for much cheaper by now… then you can just keep the projector for another room or for movies or something

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

I was referring to Performance mode. The dynamic resolution ramps all the way up. Honestly, the ray tracing didn't blow my mind. Most often the lighting just looks... different than better. And the baked lighting even looked better at times. The RT reflections looked too mirror like and I preferred the original version anyway. It just seems like the assets weren't meant for RT and it was bolted on with mixed results. So I settled for that sweet 4k 60 on performance mode. The 30 fps in this game did not feel smooth at all to be worth it.

Completely disagree on Witcher RTgi ...the lighting is much flatter without it and the reflections are surprisingly good in this game....like when you're in swamps you get some great reflections combined with the gi the game looks quite advanced.

I agree that it's not "as transformative" as some games but you notice it right away...

I bet Witcher 3 could run at 60 with RT on Pro ...

 

[ManaByte]

The Pro has become my default Fortnite system.

That RT water

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

No idea, I’m going off memory for my 1080ti or 2070 when I was testing limits. But I’m not sure if 4k@40hz was supported. It may very well be as the bandwidth is there and just holds the image three times before the next refresh. As the panel can handle 4k@120hz through streaming per LG, just not through hdmi since it is 2.0.

The other games going 120hz is probably rendered at what ever rate it set to by the PlayStation then downsampled to push in a 1080p container at 120hz then the tv upscales to 4K so it will look clearer than 1080p. The reason it could look washed out could be because at 120hz on the c8 does not support HDR.

No idea really, the tv is kind of in a weird outlier as it was the year before the 2.1 hdmi ports were released. It’s been regulated for streaming in our living room. I haven’t messed with it for gaming in a few years. So no idea what the practical limits are with current standards outside the norms.

The c8 is supposed to be able to do 1440p at 120

 

[Ashamam]

The c8 is supposed to be able to do 1440p at 120

I'm guessing that probably only works off a PC that forces it.

 

[BlitzerRadic]

Absolutely tragedy the patch for this game is, I’ve been pretty vocal about how I think it’s one of the worst patches, especially since the series x version runs rings round it, but I didn’t play it on base ps5 so I’m not sure how bad that was to start as I had assumed it ran well since it got the exclusive level and marketing money. Since it was a point of contention and is barely tolerated still on that other board I don’t remember people complaining about the frame rate etc over here for ps5 though at the time

You are tripping if you think sx version runs rings around ps5 pro lmao

 

[Radical_3d]

PSSR is so heavy it lowers your Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon.

 

[viveks86]

Completely disagree on Witcher RTgi ...the lighting is much flatter without it and the reflections are surprisingly good in this game....like when you're in swamps you get some great reflections combined with the gi the game looks quite advanced.

I agree that it's not "as transformative" as some games but you notice it right away...

I bet Witcher 3 could run at 60 with RT on Pro ...

Yeah you definitely notice it. Just didn’t blow me away like some other games with RTGI. Like you said, not transformative. And it simply doesn’t work well at times where the cutscene is set in an area that’s too dark, like right after Ciri fights the werewolf early on. The cutscene with RTGI was so badly lit versus the fake lighting that I preferred the latter. I still go back and forth when the interior lighting could work well with RTGI during cutscenes, like the opening in Kaer Morhen. But during gameplay, it was taking away more than it was giving, with the lower resolution AND 30 fps. And with water, even though it reflects the environment better, it feels like some effects are missing and it just looks like a mirror. You will notice this in the DF comparison video for this game. They were praising the RT reflection in Novigrad for its accuracy, while the inaccurate one looked better aesthetically. It’s probably a matter of personal taste and priorities, I guess.

Could it pull off RT at 4k 60 with cdpr’s engine? No idea. From Cerny’s talk, it did seem like additional work is needed to leverage the full RT power and that a full uplift is not automatic. They haven’t even bothered with Cyberpunk, so this game seems like it’s the best it’s ever going to be on console.

In any case, I’m just glad the game looks so good during open world gameplay in performance mode. Sometimes I’m just slow walking around for minutes with the sound of gentle breeze in my ear. At the rate I’m playing, I’ll never finish this game and the dlcs. At 8% completion after 12 hours!!!

 

[Inviusx]

The difference in IQ is staggering even at the 30fps Quality mode. (yet, DF thinks this is just a 'net positive' LOL)

It's interesting to see how XSX looks noticeably better when compared to the normal PS5 probably due to the dynamic resolution scaling.

and how it instantly looks so much worse when paired with the PS5 PRO

These are great comparisons, well done.

 

[Astray]

One thing I'm kinda shocked about with the pro is not just how thin it is compared to the OG PS5, it's also how quiet it is.

Currently pleased with my purchase. Things will only get better from here.